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Nitish Kumar is scared of my tweets

With 40 Lok Sabha seats, Bihar is a highly significant state. Plus, for the first time since 1977, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, in judicial custody in Ranchi after his convictions in fodder scam cases, is not campaigning. In his absence, son Tejashwi Yadav, 29, is heading the opposition alliance against the NDA. Excerpts from an interview with Amitabh Srivastava:

Q. How much do you miss Lalu Prasad, both as a son and as the RJD chief?

You can keep Laluji away from Bihar, but you can't keep Biharis away from Laluji.

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